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Chasing Christmas

November 24, 2009 – 10:00 am

Single father Jack (Tom Arnold) is visited by his old business partner and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future in an attempt to change Jack’s perspective on the holiday.

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A Chipmunk Christmas

November 30, 2011 – 2:19 pm

Swept up in a holiday mood, Alvin gives away his cherished harmonica to a sick little boy. Meanwhile, Dave has booked Alvin to perform a harmonica solo at Carnegie Hall.

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Christmas Caper

December 1, 2011 – 12:43 pm

A woman plots a Grinch-like heist of a suburban town’s entire Christmas loot.

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Christmas Cupid

November 12, 2010 – 2:45 pm

Christina Milian (Be Cool) stars in this Christmas Carol-esque tale about a high-powered Hollywood publicist whose recently deceased client begins haunting her in an attempt to get her to rethink her priorities

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Christmas Do-Over

November 24, 2009 – 11:36 am

Kevin unwittingly gets a chance to go back and do things differently when he is forced to relive one terrible Christmas over and over again.

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Christmas Every Day

December 1, 2011 – 12:33 pm

A 12-year-old boy who is forced to relive his least favorite holiday over and over again until he has learned to appreciate the true meaning of Christmas.

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Christmas in Boston

November 30, 2011 – 3:33 pm

Childhood pen-pals Gina and Seth have created a lifelong friendship based solely on letters and snapshots they’ve sent to each other. Afraid to face the truth, each sends their best friend to pose as them in person, but when the friends start falling for each another, Gina and Seth discover much more than they ever expected.

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The Christmas List

November 24, 2009 – 11:43 am

Perfume saleslady Melody Parris (Mimi Rogers) feels like her life is stuck in neutral. Her stick-in-the mud boyfriend won’t commit and she gets passed over for a promotion at the store where she works. She decides to make a Christmas list. After it’s deposited in Santa’s mailbox at the store, she starts getting everything she wanted, but it doesn’t always turn out as she expected.

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Cranberry Christmas

November 19, 2009 – 4:35 pm

Based on the popular children’s book series, Cranberry Christmas tells the story of a New England stalwart, Mr. Whiskers, and his efforts to keep the local skating bog from the evil clutches of his notoriously mean neighbor Cyrus Grape.

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A Dennis the Menace Christmas

November 19, 2009 – 12:54 pm

Comic mayhem ensues when one of the world’s most benevolently mischievous imps takes on a beloved holiday.

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Disney’s Prep & Landing

November 18, 2009 – 3:21 pm

The first ABC television special produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios features a pair of elves — part of the high-tech group that ensures Santa’s smooth journey Christmas Eve — struggling to save Christmas for one charming little boy.

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The Dog Who Saved Christmas

November 23, 2009 – 10:44 am

A newly adopted guard dog named Zeus must protect his family’s home from two inept thieves.

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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

November 18, 2009 – 1:26 pm

Jim Carrey plays the green-colored Grinch in this live-action version of Dr. Seuss’ famous holiday tale.

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Ernest Saves Christmas

December 1, 2011 – 12:31 pm

Ernest P. Worell, a sweet but silly taxi driver who at times suffers delusions of grandeur, has just chauffeured a rather extraordinary fare: Santa Claus.

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A Flintstone Christmas

November 18, 2009 – 1:11 pm

When Santa has an accident at Fred Flintstone’s house on Christmas Eve, Fred and Barney have to continue his run for him.

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A Flintstones Christmas Carol

November 18, 2010 – 2:33 pm

Fred plays the lead in Charles Brickens’ Christmas play at the Bedrock Community Theater.

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Frosty’s Winter Wonderland

November 19, 2009 – 1:03 pm

An all-star cast lends its talents to this Christmas special shot in “animagic” (stop-motion animated puppetry). Everyone’s favorite snowman, Frosty, plans to marry, but not if the evil Jack Frost can help it.

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Holiday in Handcuffs

November 23, 2009 – 3:05 pm

A young woman has a breakdown at Christmas and desperately kidnaps a handsome guy to take home to her parents. Can she keep her misdeed a secret from her family and convince them that they are a happy couple or will everyone’s Christmas be ruined?

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

November 24, 2009 – 9:28 am

Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is back, and this time his playground is New York City. Separated from the rest of [...]

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Home Alone 4

November 24, 2009 – 9:58 am

Kevin McCallister (Mike Weinberg) has to save his family from more home invaders. This holiday season, Kevin decides to spend [...]

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

November 24, 2009 – 8:37 am

After learning that his best friend’s parents are getting a divorce, Justin (Dylan and Cole Sprouse) fears the worst when he sees his mother kissing Santa Claus. Justin concludes that the only way to keep Santa away from his mother on Christmas Eve is to be naughty, so he transforms into a holiday problem child.

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I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

November 20, 2009 – 4:26 pm

The road home to Christmas dinner is an obstacle course of comic proportions for college student Jake, but the closer he gets to home, the more thoroughly he realizes the importance of family … and the true meaning of Christmas.

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Jack Frost (animated)

November 19, 2009 – 4:44 pm

Jack Frost, the icy spirit of winter, wants to leave his North Pole existence and become human for the beautiful snowwoman-turned-human he’s fallen in love with.

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Jack Frost (live action)

November 24, 2009 – 9:35 am

The irresponsible and unreliable father of a young boy is killed in a car crash, but the father gets another chance to make things right with his son when he is reincarnated as a magical snowman.

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Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special

October 20, 2010 – 1:32 pm

“Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special” features the lovable characters from the hit animated films, and their voice actors, including Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman. In the special, Po (Black) finds himself caught between his obligations as the Dragon Warrior and his family traditions during the winter holidays.

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The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold

November 24, 2009 – 1:01 pm

Loveable leprechaun Dinty Doyle sets out to find the perfect Christmas tree for his family. After stumbling upon a mysterious [...]

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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

November 24, 2009 – 12:58 pm

This delightful holiday special tells the story of how Santa Claus was once a mortal who, in his desire to [...]

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The Little Drummer Boy

November 23, 2009 – 3:42 pm

Based on the Christmas song, The Little Drummer Boy tells the story of Aaron, a young poor boy who cannot afford to buy a present for baby Jesus and instead plays a special song for him on his drums.

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The Little Drummer Boy Book II

November 23, 2009 – 3:43 pm

In this sequel to the famous Christmas tale, the drummer boy and a wise man set out in search of a set of pure silver bells to present to the baby Jesus.

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Meet the Santas

November 23, 2009 – 4:23 pm

As a requirement for recently inheriting his father’s North Pole throne, Nick Claus must have a wife, and he’s found her in single-mom Beth Marshall. With Christmas only four days away, the countdown to the wedding of the year is here. But trouble brews when Beth’s mother, a class-conscious non-believer, casts doubts on her future son-in-law’s sanity.

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Merry Madagascar

November 18, 2009 – 1:36 pm

When Santa crash-lands on the island, it’s up to Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria – and, of course, the Penguins – to deliver presents and save Christmas. Based on the hit “Madagascar” films.

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Mickey’s Christmas Carol

November 19, 2009 – 4:47 pm

A Disney version of the classic Dickens’ tale finds Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit and Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge.

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Mickey’s Christmas Special

December 2, 2010 – 12:39 pm

A collection of Disney shorts that tell fun holiday tales with some of Disney’s most popular characters. The shorts include “Pluto’s Christmas Tree,” “Toy Tinkers” and “Donald’s Snow Fight.”

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Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

November 24, 2009 – 12:53 pm

Everyone, especially children, knows that the holiday season is a time for miracles. However, 6-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about [...]

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A Miser Brothers’ Christmas

November 23, 2009 – 10:43 am

Heat Miser and Snow Miser must put aside their difference to help save Christmas in this sequel to “The Year Without a Santa Claus.”

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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

December 14, 2009 – 1:27 pm

The Griswolds are back for another disastrous outing in this 1989 comedy.

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Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

November 23, 2009 – 3:59 pm

A friendless donkey guides Mary and Joseph to shelter in Bethlehem.

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Once Upon A Christmas

November 24, 2009 – 12:15 pm

Disillusioned with all the greed in the world, Santa is ready to throw in the towel, but his daughter persuades him to give the mortals one last chance if she can prove that even one family can change and become giving and caring again.

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Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation

November 18, 2009 – 2:51 pm

Phineas and Ferb want to show Santa how grateful they are for the work that he does every year at Christmas time by transforming the city of Danville into a giant shimmering thank you card and building a rest stop for Santa to relax in between delivering presents.

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Pinocchio’s Christmas

November 23, 2009 – 3:56 pm

Carlo Collodi’s most famous puppet creation stars in a musical tale that finds the poor lad Pinocchio conned out of money intended for Papa Geppetto’s Christmas gift.

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The Polar Express

November 19, 2009 – 1:04 pm

The Academy Award-winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunite for The Polar Express, [...]

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Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish

November 19, 2009 – 1:03 pm

When Richie Rich’s nasty cousin Reggie Van Dough causes Richie’s sleigh full of orphans’ Christmas gifts to run down pedestrians, attack neighborhood homes and fly past the orphanage, Richie wishes he was never born. But he gets more than he bargained for when Professor Keanbean invents a wishing machine that magically transports Richie to an alternate universe where Reggie rules with an iron fist

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Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July

November 23, 2009 – 4:11 pm

Rudolph’s magical glowing nose is not only helpful at Christmas but also in the heat of summer when Rudolph and his friend, Frosty the Snowman, are called in to rescue a struggling circus at a special July 4th benefit.

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys

November 23, 2009 – 11:34 am

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is out to save Christmas once again in this stop-motion animated holiday musical.

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Rudolph’s Shiny New Year

November 19, 2009 – 4:57 pm

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has a new problem: Baby New Year has run away from Father Time and Santa has sent Rudolph after him.

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Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe

November 19, 2009 – 1:07 pm

Jenny McCarthy is back as Mary Class, Santa’s business minded daughter, starring alongside Paul Sorvino and Dean McDermott. Santa (Sorvino) is in the midst of a late-life crisis and is ready to pass on the reins to Mary, who is torn between taking over the family business and running her own high stakes firm in New York City.

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Santa Buddies

November 12, 2010 – 11:27 am

Disney’s talking puppies take a fantastic journey to the magical world of the North Pole as they try to remind Puppy Paws, Santa Paws’ feisty son, of the true meaning of Christmas.

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Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town

November 19, 2009 – 10:49 am

Fred Astaire and Mickey Rooney lend their voices to this story of the young foundling Kris Kringle, who grows up to be Santa Claus.

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Santa Claus: The Movie

December 14, 2009 – 1:34 pm

After introducing how Santa and Mrs. Claus came to the North Pole and began their work delivering toys at Christmas time, this 1985 children’s film segues into a story about an evil corporate magnate.

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The Santa Clause

November 12, 2010 – 1:35 pm

Tim Allen stars as Scott Calvin, a divorced father whose strained relationship with his son begins to mend only after a bizarre twist of fate transforms him into the new Santa Claus.

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The Santa Clause 2

November 23, 2009 – 3:34 pm

After eight years as the jolly old St. Nick, Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has grown to truly love his job [...]

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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

November 19, 2009 – 1:04 pm

Holiday magic mixes with comical chaos as Tim Allen reprises his role of Scott Calvin, a.k.a. Santa, as he juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost (Martin Short) — whose chilling Santa envy has him trying to take over the “big guy’s” holiday.

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Santa Who?

November 30, 2011 – 11:35 am

Santa Claus develops amnesia after accidentally falling out of his sleigh, and only the innocence of a small child can save him.

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The Search For Santa Paws

November 30, 2011 – 3:56 pm

This original film shows how the friendship of Santa Claus and Santa Paws, shown in “Santa Buddies,” began.

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Secret Santa

December 1, 2011 – 12:45 pm

Eager journalist Rebecca has been assigned to uncover the true identity of her town’s legendary Secret Santa. But will she publish the scoop, or decide that the spirit of Christmas is something worth saving?

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Snow

November 24, 2009 – 8:42 am

In a reinvention of the Santa Claus myth, this ABC Family holiday movie finds Nick (Tom Cavanagh) reluctantly taking over the family business at the North Pole. As if that wasn’t pressure enough, with only three days before the big night, one of Nick’s young reindeer, Buddy, is captured and taken to a zoo.

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Snow 2: Brain Freeze

November 24, 2009 – 8:45 am

Tom Cavanagh reprises his role as Nick Snowden, aka “Santa,” in “Snow 2 Brain Freeze.” Nick is preparing for his biggest day of the year – Christmas. In the rush of getting his reindeer ready, he jumps through his magic mirror and hits his head upon landing, causing Nick to lose his memory and forget who he is.

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Snowglobe

November 24, 2009 – 12:49 pm

A mystical snow globe transports Angela, who longs for the perfect Christmas away from her boisterous family, into an idyllic Christmas winter wonderland.

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Sons of Mistletoe

November 24, 2009 – 11:38 am

An heiress, Helen Radke (Roma Downey), returns home during the holidays following her father’s death to settle his estate, which includes a boys’ home established by him over 60 years ago.

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The Story of the First Christmas Snow

November 23, 2009 – 4:02 pm

When a young shepherd named Lucas is struck by lightning and left blind, a group of nuns take him in to their abbey. Here he begins his journey back to health, drawing strength from the love of the nuns and other children.

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

November 19, 2009 – 4:09 pm

Actor Joel Grey narrates this animated holiday special adapted from the famous poem by Clement Moore.

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12 Dates of Christmas

November 30, 2011 – 11:31 am

A young woman relives the same first date on Christmas Eve over and over again until she learns to open up her world to new things and stop living in the past.

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Twice Upon A Christmas

November 24, 2009 – 12:18 pm

Kristin Claus is suffering from acute memory loss but when a bizarre coincidence helps everything to click into place, Kristin realizes that she must again save Christmas or see Santa forced into early retirement.

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Unaccompanied Minors

November 19, 2009 – 4:42 pm

This holiday romp that finds a huge blizzard shutting down Hoover International Airport on Christmas Eve. En route to their father’s house for the holidays, Spencer and his little sister, Katherine are ushered to the airport’s Unaccompanied Minors Room, a holding cell for dozens of stranded, parent-free kids from all over the country. Desperate to escape, they and other UMs turn Christmas at the airport into holiday pandemonium.

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A Very Pink Christmas

November 29, 2011 – 4:43 pm

This new special tells the story of the iconic and cool Pink Panther as he discovers the true meaning of the holiday season during a heated Christmas tree sale competition with his arch nemesis, Big Nose.

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Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too

November 19, 2009 – 4:50 pm

Winnie the Pooh and Piglet rush to get Christopher Robin’s letter to Santa before it’s too late. With many obstacles before them, they learn the true meaning of Christmas.

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The Year Without A Santa Claus

November 19, 2009 – 1:08 pm

Mrs. Claus narrates this memorable children’s classic about the time she almost donned her husband’s famous red suit. Disenchanted with the lack of holiday spirit throughout the land, Santa (voiced by Mickey Rooney) decides not to deliver presents and Mrs. Claus and all the elves have to convince him to make his traditional Christmas Eve sleigh ride.

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